We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

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Quote from H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy

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We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.

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H.L. Mencken Prejudices: First Series

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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

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H.L. Mencken Prejudices: Second Series

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Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.

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Quote from H.L. Mencken, A Little Book in C Major

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Truth would quickly cease to be stranger than fiction, once we got as used to it.

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H.L. Mencken Notes on Democracy

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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.

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Quote from H.L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques

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An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.

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